Toyo Tire Recall

Wholesale tire distributors and tire retailers should pay attention to the latest recall from Toyo, which has just been government-mandated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Luckily the safety recall affects less than 5,000 Toyo and Nitto brand tires. The reason for the recall? These tires were made with an out-of-spec rubber compound that may fail, causing tread sections to detach and lead to loss of control or a crash. The tires being recalled were manufactured at the Sendai plant in Japan during a 2-week period in September 2010. Toyo officials estimate that 588 tires were made with the faulty rubber compound.

Ther following P-metric and metric sizes are included in this safety recall campaign, depending on the DOT Serial number.

If you own these Toyo tires, inspect them to make sure that they are not affected by this recall. If you are not sure how to perform the inspection, take them to a local tire dealer or tire wholesaler.

Any customers affected by the recall will receive free replacement tires as well as coverage for all expenses related to mounting and balancing the replacements.